Uganda’s president introduced late Tuesday that the nation has overcome the most recent Ebola outbreak.
”There is not any extra Ebola within the nation. We have overcome Ebola as a result of individuals have listened,” mentioned Yoweri Museveni, addressing the nation on TV and radio.
He thanked medical workers for working tirelessly to deliver the outbreak to an finish. He promised to award medals to excellent medical employees who’ve helped in preventing the illness.
Last Saturday, Vice President Jessica Alupo formally lifted Ebola restrictions in Kassanda and Mubende districts, which have been the epicenter of the outbreak.
“It is 89 days today since the outbreak of Ebola was declared in Mubende district, and we have been responding to contain this outbreak. It is also 63 days since Mubende and Kassanda have been under restricted movements,” she mentioned.
Mubende district has not registered any confirmed instances for 37 days and Kassanda for 40 days.
President Museveni mentioned the cumulative quantity of people that have been contaminated by Ebola is 142, whereas 86 individuals have recovered and 56 deaths have been recorded. He mentioned that at present there aren’t any new instances.
The nation has been struggling to include the extremely infectious Ebola virus since an outbreak was declared in September.
